WIKIPEDIA BLOWS $50M ON WOKENESS
Turns out nearly 30% of Wikipedia’s budget last year went to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
That’s $50 million for DEI instead of, you know, improving the actual site.
Critics are calling it “Wokepedia,” accusing the platform of prioritizing ideology over function.
Meanwhile, the internet’s collective eye-roll is almost audible.
Sure, inclusion is nice, but maybe they could use some of that money to ensure they're a reliable source of information first? Just a thought.
Source: medium
Dec 26, 2024 · 1:09 AM UTC
DEI isn’t the enemy here—it’s about ensuring voices from all backgrounds contribute to a global knowledge base. Everything DEI isn't woke.
But let’s not kid ourselves: Wikipedia’s primary mission is being an accurate and reliable source of information. If 30% of the budget is going to DEI, it’s fair to ask—what tangible improvements to the platform or its content came from this? Are these funds enhancing the encyclopedia, or just adding more corporate virtue signaling to the mix?
Inclusion and reliability aren't mutually exclusive, but when the latter starts feeling like an afterthought, it’s no surprise people raise eyebrows. Accountability matters.
1. That's good. After all, the brutal invasion of America & suppression of its native population, by legal or illegal White immigrants from Europe, taking over & now calling self Americans, shows how identities are snatched & changed.
2. Those who reached early, needed no passport. But their descendants now demonize immigrants.
3. Now they claim to be locals & even discriminate with Blacks and Hispanics, even if sharing the same faith.
4. Still repeat that 'immigrants made America', but in the same breath, term humans as 'illegal' Fought wars and captured territories but now 'otherize' groups, dislike refugees.
5. How a human can be illegal? Either you must be truthful and clearly say that there is no humanity and you don't believe in humane values or concepts like justice and equality...
6. ...that you can invade other countries, destroy them and still claim to be land of free world ?
7. Your media cherrypicks one incident out of hundreds, that involves man of other race or different skin colour but 'humanizes' white man accused of crimes.
8. From Hiroshima to Vietnam, Iraq to Afghanistan, Libya and Gaza, you either create trouble or intervene to ensure particular regime that you want and a puppet rulee.
9. Allow atrocities, sell weapons and act as you did in Guantanamo Bay. UK and half-a-dozen other European nations, committed massacres in countries that they enslaved through trick and fraud, after going there posing as traders.
10. Everyone must have voice and visibility. Diversity is needed. White supremacist ideology is now getting close to racism and the belief of prejudiced xenophobes.
It seems like a significant portion of Wikipedia's budget is being allocated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. While inclusion initiatives can be valuable, the critics' concern is understandable prioritizing the core functionality of the site like improving reliability and user experience might resonate more with people who rely on Wikipedia as a trusted source of information.
Wikipedia: Turning into 'Wokepedia' one $50M at a time. 💸
Diversity is great, but maybe let’s not sacrifice being a reliable source? My high school essays depended on you! 🤓💻
#Wikipedia #Wokepedia #DEI #Priorities #InternetCulture
